rindle en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹɪndəl/
Etymology
From Middle English rendel and other variants with d of rinel, whence also the more common form runnel: see that entry for more.
Meanings
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A small stream or rivulet; a watercourse or gutter.
… sweat running down i' greight rindles …
c. 1893, George Milner (editor), Edwin Waugh (author), Heather, in Lancaster Sketches Second Series, page 284 (quoted in the English Dialect Dictionary)… a rindle o' wetur wur wheem, …
1850 (originally 1740?), Dialect of south Lancashire, or Tim Bobbin's Tummus and …, page 17
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| rindles | Number=Plur | lexicographic |